To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Making a fine show or display.
Foolish or unwise.
To apply a tense to.
To make tense.
To become tense.
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.